On Sat Mar 5th, in week 30, St. Johnstone will travel to Edinburgh to battle Hibernian in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Hibernian recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Celtic. Hibernian had 2 on net, and Celtic had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Hibernian is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Ross County. Callum Hendry scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 24th minute, but Regan Charles-Cook got the equalizer for Ross County in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Regan Charles-Cook to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Mcdiarmid Park, Hibernian was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Ryan Porteous struck first for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 40th minute, then Kevin Nisbet tied it up for Hibernian in the 83rd minute on a feed from Jamie Murphy But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 86th minute on a goal by Jamie Murphy.
St. Johnstone’s top weapon lately has been Callum Hendry, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.